ZIP 78736 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 78736

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 78736 (Austin, TX) is associated with Dripping Springs Independent School District (LEA 4800008) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 79 K-12 schools (52 public, 27 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine about 9.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Dripping Springs Independent School District

LEA ID

4800008

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (55)

AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine9.7 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
The Recording Conservatory of Austin10.3 miles (16.5 km)2yr-private
Texas Health and Science University10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-Austin10.7 miles (17.3 km)2yr-private
Saint Edward's University12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas System Office12.8 miles (20.7 km)4yr-public
Concordia University Texas13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas at Austin13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-public
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
Huston-Tillotson University14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin15.1 miles (24.3 km)2yr-private

Show all 55 colleges & universities

Austin Community College District15.3 miles (24.7 km)4yr-public
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin16.1 miles (25.9 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas20.8 miles (33.5 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
South University-Austin22.0 miles (35.5 km)4yr-private
Texas State University25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-public
Southwestern University31.2 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
Texas Lutheran University47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
College of Biomedical Equipment Technology52.2 miles (84.0 km)2yr-private
Northeast Lakeview College54.0 miles (86.9 km)2yr-public
Texas A&M University-Central Texas55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-public
Central Texas College60.0 miles (96.6 km)2yr-public
The University of Texas at San Antonio61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-public
Oblate School of Theology61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-private
University of the Incarnate Word62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
Trinity University63.4 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-private
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-public
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
Alamo Community College District Central Office64.2 miles (103.4 km)4yr-public
San Antonio College64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-public
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio64.9 miles (104.5 km)2yr-private
Concorde Career College-San Antonio65.0 miles (104.7 km)2yr-private
St Philip's College65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-public
Lamson Institute66.4 miles (106.9 km)2yr-private
St. Mary's University66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
Temple College66.6 miles (107.2 km)2yr-public
Christ Mission College66.8 miles (107.5 km)4yr-private
Our Lady of the Lake University67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio68.4 miles (110.1 km)2yr-private
Hallmark University70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio70.3 miles (113.1 km)2yr-private
Northwest Vista College70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-public
The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio71.2 miles (114.6 km)2yr-private
Schreiner University71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-private
Baptist University of the Americas72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
Palo Alto College73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-public
Texas A&M University-San Antonio74.3 miles (119.5 km)4yr-public
Blinn College District92.9 miles (149.4 km)2yr-public
Southern Careers Institute-Waco99.2 miles (159.6 km)2yr-private
Texas A&M University-College Station99.8 miles (160.6 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
CEDARS MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
ESCUELA HISPANOAMERICANA DE TEXAS	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
BEE CAVE EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT BEE CAVE, TX	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
LAKE HILLS MONTESSORI BEE CAVE	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
LAKE HILLS MONTESSORI-BEE CAVE	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF BEE CAVE	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
SCHOOL ON THE RISE	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
LAKE POINTE EL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
BEE CAVE MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
THE MAGNOLIA SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
LUPINE LANE	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
LAKE TRAVIS H S	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
NEW LEAF ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
ROOSTER SPRINGS EL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
AESA PREP ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
GORZYCKI MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF DRIPPING SPRINGS	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
WEST RIDGE MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
ST GABRIEL'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
CLAYTON EL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
BARTON CREEK EL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
BALDWIN EL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
MILLS EL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
SYCAMORE SPRINGS EL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
SYCAMORE SPRINGS MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
OAK HILL EL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
LAKEWAY EL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
SERENE HILLS EL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
RIVER RIDGE EL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
KIKER EL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
LAKE TRAVIS MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
REGENTS SCHOOL OF AUSTIN	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
BEAR CREEK EL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
WILDWOOD SPRINGS EL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
PATTON EL	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
LAKE HILLS MONTESSORI AUSTIN CAMPUS	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
VALOR SOUTH AUSTIN	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
SMALL MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
LAKE TRAVIS EL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
ROUGH HOLLOW EL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
BOWIE H S	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
DRIPPING SPRINGS EL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
LAURA WELCH BUSH EL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
BOONE EL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
COVINGTON MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
CYPRESS SPRINGS EL	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
VALLEY VIEW EL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
HEADWATERS SCHOOL ELEMENTARY CAMPUS	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
FOREST TRAIL EL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
BAILEY MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
SCHOOL IN THE HILLS	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
PATHWAYS SCHOOL AT DS METHODIST	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
BRIDGES ACADEMY AUSTIN	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
MARIPOSA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
MARIPOSA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
WESTLAKE ALTER	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
WESTLAKE H S	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
FUSION ACADEMY AUS: AUSTIN	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
EANES EL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
COWAN EL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF AUSTIN	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
HUDSON BEND MIDDLE	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
CEDAR CREEK EL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
ACTON IMPRIMIS LAKE TRAVIS LLC	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
STEINER RANCH EL	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
HILL COUNTRY MIDDLE	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
KOCUREK EL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
SUNSET VALLEY EL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
APPAMADA SCHOOL, LLC	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
ADULT TRANSITION SERVICES	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
AUSTIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
DRIPPING SPRINGS H S	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
WEST CYPRESS HILLS EL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
PATHFINDER CAMP	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
BARANOFF EL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
CUNNINGHAM EL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF SHADY HOLLOW	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 78736

What school district is ZIP code 78736 in?

ZIP 78736 (Austin, TX) maps to Dripping Springs Independent School District (LEA ID 4800008) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 78736?

US5 lists 79 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 52 public and 27 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 78736 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 78736 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	53.5%
High school	16.4%
Less than HS	3.1%
School district	Dripping Springs Independent School District

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